PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - A city firefighter has been accused of
pointing a gun at his wife when she tried to stop him from watching
Internet pornography.
Lavoisier D. Washington, 38, of Pontiac, was arraigned Thursday
on charges of felonious assault and carrying a concealed weapon. He
was released on $5,000 bond.
Fire Chief Wilburt McAdams told The Oakland Press he suspended
Washington without pay following the alleged incident on Wednesday
morning and will try to fire the eight-year veteran of the
department.
Reached by telephone Friday, a woman who identified herself as
Washington's mother said her son didn't want to comment.
Oakland County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Deborah Carley said
Washington's wife confronted him after finding him viewing a
pornographic Web site for the second time in as many days.
"She was especially upset because he was accessing the site
while the children were asleep in the same room," Carley said.
"She told him she was going to cut the cable to the computer and
went to get scissors.
"He got a gun and pointed it at her temple."
Carley said the children, who range in age from 11 to 17, awoke
during the confrontation and tried to help their mother. A daughter
left the house and called police.
Carley said Washington then went to his mother's Pontiac home
and tried to hide the gun there. Officers, who arrested him as he
walked outside, found a loaded semiautomatic handgun inside.
(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
pointing a gun at his wife when she tried to stop him from watching
Internet pornography.
Lavoisier D. Washington, 38, of Pontiac, was arraigned Thursday
on charges of felonious assault and carrying a concealed weapon. He
was released on $5,000 bond.
Fire Chief Wilburt McAdams told The Oakland Press he suspended
Washington without pay following the alleged incident on Wednesday
morning and will try to fire the eight-year veteran of the
department.
Reached by telephone Friday, a woman who identified herself as
Washington's mother said her son didn't want to comment.
Oakland County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Deborah Carley said
Washington's wife confronted him after finding him viewing a
pornographic Web site for the second time in as many days.
"She was especially upset because he was accessing the site
while the children were asleep in the same room," Carley said.
"She told him she was going to cut the cable to the computer and
went to get scissors.
"He got a gun and pointed it at her temple."
Carley said the children, who range in age from 11 to 17, awoke
during the confrontation and tried to help their mother. A daughter
left the house and called police.
Carley said Washington then went to his mother's Pontiac home
and tried to hide the gun there. Officers, who arrested him as he
walked outside, found a loaded semiautomatic handgun inside.
(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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